Donnevetter! Ve haff been snatched by ein lunatic! If der movie shows Blackhawks punching Reds in der jaw, we will work without pay! 
- — Hans Hendrickson
Blackhawk #98 is an issue of the series Blackhawk (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1956.
Synopsis for "The Phantom Saboteur"
Appearing in "The Phantom Saboteur"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Colonel Nichevo, spy-master
- Dr. Kurov, brain-washer
Locations:
Items:
- Kurov's supersonic brain-washing device (Destroyed)
Vehicles:
- six Blackhawk Lockheed F-90Cs
- fake European troop train (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "David and Goliath In the Sky"
In August 1918, German biplanes are dropping bombs on London, and British Sopwith Camels are intercepting them. A daylight raid is repelled but that night a giant zeppelin arrives over the Channel, bound for London. Lt. Culley takes off, from a barge in the Channel, in a Sopwith Camel, and engages this airship, at 20,000 feet. That's higher than a Sopwith Camel, or its pilot, could operate, and Culley knows this going in, but in he goes. He soon is freezing and half-conscious from oxygen loss, and his plane is handling like a wet kite, but the enemy is aloft in an enormous hydrogen balloon, so that shoot-out ends explosively. By great good luck and a quick and skillful ground crew's assistance, Culley is able to land at night on an ill-lit field, and would be able to walk away from the landing, if his squadron mates weren't carrying him on their shoulders!
Appearing in "David and Goliath In the Sky"
Featured Characters:
- Lieutenant S.D. Culley, RAF
Supporting Characters:
- RAF barge crew
- RAF ground crew
Antagonists:
- German Zeppelin Commander (Dies)
- his air crew (Dies)
Locations:
- World War I, 11 August 1918
- English Channel
- London
Vehicles:
- British Sopwith Camels
- German biplane bombers (some destroyed)
- German Zeppelin L-53 (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "The Temple of Doom"
Appearing in "The Temple of Doom"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Colonel
- his soldiers
Antagonists:
- Tavis, aeronautical industrialist
- Comrade General Molok
- his many minions
Locations:
- Eagle Aircraft, testing grounds
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Comrade General Molok's movie studio base
Items:
- Moloch the Destroyer, giant iron idol
Vehicles:
- Tavis's Ducted Fan Aircraft prototype
Synopsis for "The Black Flag"
Appearing in "The Black Flag"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Captain Morgan (Flashback only)
- his pirate crew (Flashback only)
- Captain Morgg (Dies)
- his pirate crew (arrested)
Other Characters:
- Governor Prage
- Mayor Luro
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Lockheed F-90Cs
- "Jolly Roger", reconditioned galleon
Notes
- Phantom Saboteur
- Dr. Kurov uses electronic supersonic radio waves to rearrange Olaf's brain-wave patterns and turn him into a Communist. Only another treatment, with even higher sound waves, could reverse this effect.
- All of the Blackhawks, not just Hendrickson (as seen last issue), carry miniature tape recorders in their boot heels.
- Temple of Doom
- The location of Tavis' aircraft factory is never identified, but seems American.
- The nationality of "Colonel" and his troops, in the second-to-last panel of the story, is likewise never identified.
- Tavis's Ducted Fan Aircraft actually worked, but was never seen again.
- Also featured in this issue of Blackhawk was:
- Blackhawk: "The Wild Jungle" (text story)
Trivia
- According to Blackhawk, Moloch the Destroyer was also called Baal the Devourer.
See Also
Recommended Reading
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